Pocket case



Nov. 10, 1925- I. F. POTTER- POCKET CASE Filed may. '7. 1925 flELl.

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Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

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' rocxn'r CASE Applicationfiled? may 7', was; semi-m. 28879L3 To all whoneit.ma-y concerm I Be it known: that 15, ISAAC/F. Ro'r'rnn, a citizenof. the Unitedstates, resrch-ng' at J ohnstown, inthe county :of Fultonand-z State of: New York, have invented certain new and useful-Improvements in. Pocket Cases; and I do declare the followln-g tobe afull, clear, and exact description of. the;- invent-ion, suclras willenable others: sklllefd" in the art to which it appertains to -make: anduse the same.

riy invention relates to improvements in 7 pocket cases of the typecomprising a flat sheath open at one end, an article-holding strappassing slidably through the other end of the sheath and foldable aroundanend of one side wall of said sheath onto the outer side of said wall,and fastening means for releasably securing said strap against said sidewall. A pocket case of this type has heretofore been upon the market,with no means however for identifying it in case It is the object of myinvention however to provide an extremely simple and inexpensiveimprovement in the pocket case in question, embodying a name card pockethaving an opening through which the name on the card may be viewed, saidpocket being so located on the sheath as to cause the fold of theabove-named strap, 'to close its open end when said strap is secured inplace, so as to prevent loss of the card. Moreover, the view opening isof less width than the strap and is entirely covered by the latter sothat the portion of the card exposed at the view opening, or atransparent covering which may be provided for said opening, will not bescratched or otherwise multilated when the folded device is beingcarried in the owners pocket. v

Vith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter fully described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved poclret case with the strapthereof released and swung outwardly, exposing the name card to view. 7

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the strap secured against one sideof the sheath, obscuring the name card and retaining it in the cardpocket.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View indicated by line 3-3 ofFig.2.

Figure. 4 transverse 4 f of Fig. 1. I y

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a fiat,flexible sheath", the end 2 of said sheath :beingl open soythat akey-ring 3 and keys. carried thereby,f or any other desiredarticle,mayipass freely into out; of" the sheath: zQn side wall 4 of;the-sheathd isgfoirmedyadjiaent the sect-ion on: line ren: n n d ea h-Wt an -en ma 5 hr ugh wh c a festenin' member a ram th cam sit i e 7!Qidhahe mines:

fastening member is co-operable with another member 8 on one end of aflexible strap 9 which passes slidably through the end of the sheath 1,remote from its open end 2. This strap carries the key-ring 3 or otherarticle to be carried in the case, and when this article is positionedwithin the sheath, the strap 9 is folded as at 10 around one end of theside wall 4:, said strap then extending longitudinally against the outerside of this side wall and having its fastening member 8 engaged withthe member 6, so that the case is held in closed position.

All features of construction so far disclosed constitute quite a wellknown pocket case which is materially improved by the subject matterdescribed below.

A strip 11 of flexible material, extends longitudinally at the outerside of the wall 4 from one end of this wall to a point spaced from itsother end, the latter being disposed at the open end 2 of the sheath. Bystitching 12 or other suitable means, this strip 11 is secured to thewall 4 to provide a pocket for a name card 13,. but the outer end of thestrip is free, leaving the card pocket with an open end through whichthe card may be inserted or removed. This open end of the: card pocketis closed by 'the fold 10 of the strap 9 when the latter is secured inthe position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that accidental loss of the card13 is prevented.

The strip 11 is formed with a longitudinal slot 14 for displaying thename and possibly theaddress also of the owner, when the strap 9 isreleased. This slot is of less width than the strap 9 and it is entirelycovered byjsaid strap when the latter is secured in the positiondisclosed in Figs. 2 and 3. Thus, even if no transparent covering isprovided for the'opening 14, the card 3 willbe protected again st injurywhen the case is being carried in the oWners pocket. In most instances,I prefer to provide a transparent cover 15 for the opening 14, formed ofcelluloid or the like, and the strap 9 serves to prevent scratching orother mutilation of this transparent covering.

It Will be seen from the foregoing that I have produced an extremelysimple and inexpensive, yet a distinct and advantageous improvement overthe construction heretofore provided, and it is this improvement in theold article Which I seek to protect by Letters Patent.

I claim:

An improvement in a pocket case of the type comprising a flat sheathopen at one end, an article-holding strap passing slidably through theother end of the sheath and foldable around an end of one side Wallofsaid sheath onto the outer side of said Wall, and fastening means forreleasably securing said strap against said side Wall; said improvementcomprising a strip of material extending longitudinally of the aforesaidside Wall from said one end thereof to a point spaced from its other endto provide a name card pocket, said stripbeing secured at its side edgesand its inner end against the outer side of said side Wall but beingfree at its outer end to permit insertion of a name card into the pocketbetween the strip and side Wall, said strip having a longitudinalname-displaying slot of less Width than the aforesaid strap to be entirely covered by said strap When the latter is folded onto and securedagainst said side Wall, the fold of the strap then extending across andclosing the open end of the card pocket to retain the name card in saidpocket; I V

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

ISAAC F. POTTER.

